SES

SES S.A. (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG), one of the world’s leading
satellite operators, and Vivicast Media today unveiled UHD-1, a new
dynamic Ultra HD channel for North American cable operators, telco’s and
their audiences.

UHD-1 will be delivered over the SES-3 satellite, one of three
satellites (SES-1, SES-3 and AMC-18) that make up SES’s Ultra HD
distribution neighbourhood at the centre of the orbital arc over North
America. Vivicast Media continues to add new Ultra HD content and titles
to the rich program line-up of feature films, television series,
exclusive concerts and documentaries for viewers in America and beyond.

This is the fourth unique Ultra HD channel to be featured on SES’s Ultra
HD platform, which is accelerating the delivery of linear live Ultra HD
programming to North American homes served by multiple video program
distributors (MVPDs). In addition to UHD-1, SES’s Ultra HD neighbourhood
also features NASA TV UHD, Fashion One 4K and High 4K TV.

UHD-1 is the eighth unique Ultra HD channel delivered to cable, telco
and DTH audiences across SES’s global satellite fleet. A true leader in
global video distribution, SES delivers a record 7,268 TV channels
worldwide, including 2,230 HDTV channels. The current channel growth is
driven as well as the further expansion of SES’s Video business across
emerging markets.

“Vivicast Media has been on the cutting edge of Ultra HD market
development for years, preparing for its delivery on a large scale. Now
that Ultra HD is becoming reality, we’re very excited about our
collaboration with SES, a true innovator in solutions that are
accelerating the delivery of Ultra HD to the home,” said Stuart
Smitherman, President of Vivicast Media. “We’re focused on providing the
very best Ultra HD programming on UHD-1, and we continue to search for
new partnerships we can explore to expand on our Ultra HD portfolio. Our
relationship with SES enables us to offer content producers broad access
to the North American marketplace, which will be a key driver in the
timely delivery of this new frontier in television content.”

“UHD-1 is yet another channel in our growing North America Ultra HD
line-up that is delivered to virtually every cable TV head end over our
unique end-to-end satellite-based Ultra HD platform unveiled last year,”
said Steve Corda, Vice President North America Business Development at
SES. “As consumers continue to add Ultra HD TVs into their homes, a
robust channel offering is essential to meet their thirst for compelling
high quality Ultra HD programming. Our agreement with Vivicast Media and
the launch of UHD-1 brings a fourth Ultra HD channel to our North
American platform. SES and its centre of the arc Ultra HD satellite
neighbourhood has become the partner of choice and place to be for cable
operators and other MVPDs ready to deploy Ultra HD across their
networks.”

SES (NYSE Paris:SESG) (LuxX:SESG) is the world-leading satellite
operator with a fleet of more than 50 geostationary satellites. The
company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters,
content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network
operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide.

SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service
and excellence in the satellite industry. The culturally diverse
regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with
customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service
requirements.

SES holds a participation in O3b Networks, a next generation satellite
network combining the reach of satellite with the speed of fibre.